Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Canaan Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Canaan Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Canaan Crossing listed first.
- Dryfork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryfork <2>
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Job
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
- Alpena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Coketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Jordan Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
- Jordan Run is located in Grant County
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Macksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Macksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Thomas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Thomas is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
- Bretz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - William
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Brushy Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Tucker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>
- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Pansy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Wilsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Upper Tract
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Tract have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Tract
- Upper Tract is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Tract <2>
- Lead Mine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Glady
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Glady is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glady <2>
- Kline
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Seemly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
- Maysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Dobbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Saint George
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Kerens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Canaan Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |